Till the end of the line

Chapter. 3

It's been a whole month since Steve last saw Bucky, but he is still thinking about him day and night. "How could this have happened?" He thought. Bucky was his true partner in crime since the beginning. Before he became Captain America, all the boys in his neighbourhood bullied him and called him the "Weenie dipshit" , sometimes even punching him like one of those sandbags at the back alley. None of the girls liked him and deep down, he knew that they only dated him to take a closer glimpse of Bucky. Not that he liked them anyways. Steve never had a particular fondness over female, but it didn't bother him. The only main thing that he was concerned of is that Bucky is alive. Bucky has always been by his side, fighting off the jerks who punched Steve, providing encouragement when Steve felt ashamed of his body and being his only comforter and companion in difficult times. From the outside, even though Captain seemed to be stronger and braver than ever, deep down, Steve knew that Bucky's disappearance was like a part of him missing, and he had always felt lonely ever since.

"Why did Bucky turn into the Winter Soldier? " Steve said aloud in his room. All the avengers moved into Stark Tower for better communication and better living environment. This was the only part of the mystery he hasn't solved out a bit. Why would the bright, charismatic Bucky turn into the infamous Winter Soldier? He was still buried deep in his thoughts when the phone rang. It was Nick Fury.

"Captain." "Fury." "Are you still in New York?" "Yes sir." "Good. We've finally tracked down the mother fuckin' Winter Soldier and we need you help. Black Widow will be joining you, " A solid 5 seconds of silence from Captain. "Cap, cap you hear me?" "Yes sir. When will the mission take place?" "Very soon. The jet will pick you up in 7 minutes on the roof. " "Woah that is sudden." "Yea, just get your ass up here in 7 minutes." "Okay."

Steve started to change his clothes and put on his suit. He didn't know what to think. Steve is sure that the person he met is Bucky as those chin dimples were too unique not to recognise. And he just feels like the Winter Soldier is his long lost friend, Bucky. With a curiosity, nervousness and adrenaline gushing through his veins, he quickly went to the roof and boarded on the jet, but not to capture Bucky. He had some other things in mind.

As the jet blasted across the busy streets and skyscrapers of New York, Black Widow talked with Steve casually. "Tony and Hulk are on a mission while Hawkeye is enjoying his family time and Thor is literally in another planet." Said Natasha while playing with her hair "There only the two of us left tonight in the unit. What should we do?" "I don't know, something, I guess?" Steve murmured. He was too busy thinking about something else.

They eventually arriving on top of an old, weary building. "Winter soldier lives in the hut. Just wait till he arrives. Backup will break in shortly afterwards." Said Fury. Captain jumped off the jet and landed softly. He turned and smashed the dusty windows, entering into the small shed. There was nothing much inside, only a table, a few chairs and a bed. The Black Widow walked towards the table and saw an empty can of cheap beer, while Steve walked to the bed. Next to the bed was a black, worn backpack. Steve rummaged through the backpack and found a few files, with a red star on their covers, bullets, pistols, and an old, torn picture of him and Bucky at his old backyard. Steve picked up the picture and stared at Bucky. He was so charming. No wonder all the girls loved him before. Even after he became the Winter Soldier, he still didn't lose the sexiness in his hollow eyes and the chiselled jawline sharp enough to cut someone's heart in half.

"You're Steve" said a voice from behind. The captain turned around and looked at the man eye to eye. "I read about you in a museum." He said in a depressed voice. Black Widow immediately threw in a kick as soon as she heard the voice, but Steve stopped her and ripped their headpieces away. "What the fuck, Captain?" The confused Natasha asked, but Steve ignored her. "I know you are nervous. And you have many reasons to be." Captain said to Bucky. His heart was racing faster and faster every moment. " But you are lying." Steve was sure that, he hoped that Bucky would remember him more than just from a museum. "The people from S.H.I.E.L.D are coming here now. " Steve continued, "And they are not planning on taking you alive." "That's smart" replied Bucky. "Good strategy."

"They are on the roof. I'm compromised." Said Fury through the headpiece. "This doesn't have to end in a fight, Buck." Bucky lowered his head. "It always ends in a fight." He said. "Captain, let me go!" Screamed the Black Widow , thrashing her legs against Steve as he held her in the air, "Winter fucking soldier is fucking in front of us. What the actual fuckery are you trying to play, STEVE ROGERS?" Still looking at Bucky, Steve said, "He is not Winter Soldier. "

"Breach breach breach!" Called Fury. A bullet shot in and Captain ricocheted it with his shield. As soon as the agents heard the explosions from the bullet, they broke in and started shooting everywhere. Bucky held up his mattress, blocking himself from the bullets. More fully armed agents were breaking in through the window. Bucky threw in a punch at a few of those soldiers and Steve managed to kick them back. Indeed, when the Captain boarded on the jet, he had no means to capture Bucky. He was here to save him. Bucky threw his backpack down the building as more agents broke in, aiming at Bucky. Captain America pulled him by the waist into a tight hug and protected both of them with his shield. It felt strangely nice, and even better because they were in a middle of a crisis. But before Bucky had the chance to hold Steve's hands and sink into his embrace, Steve pulled him away and combatted other agents while Bucky used his metal arm and blocked away other bullets. As confused as Natasha was, her instinct told her to trust the Captain and she also electrified a few agents with her Electric Staff.

Before more agents could come in and possibly kill them all, Bucky pulled Steve's hand and ran out of the house. "Wait!" Said agent Romanoff, and the three of them ran across the roof of the building, hiding under captain's shield as the Jet was firing at them. They jumped off a building together and ran across streets like madman. After running for blocks with the jet still firing at them and people all around running like lunatics, Steve told Natasha to look for Falcon, a man with red and silver flying wings, as he contacted him earlier to come and help but he is nowhere to be seen. Bucky found a deserted car and started driving. There were all lot of dents made every second due to the bullets, but at least they were sheltered. By the time they went into the tunnel, five or six police cars were chasing after them. "As if they could ever reach us." Scoffed Romanoff with a quirky smile and sat back with a quirky smile, as if she was really enjoying this. There was a gust of wind near the end of the tunnel, and they saw Falcon, not flying in the air like he usually would, but driving a small sized jet, and landing at the end of the tunnel. The three left the car and ran to the jet while Bucky shot a few times towards the back, and hopped on the jet.